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Molluscs of Tasmania

Dendrodorididae: Doriopsilla BURN sp 02 (‘BURN sp 02 doriopsilla sea-slug’)

Synonym(s):

BURN sp 02

Typical body-length 40 mm. Lives in offshore waters on sponges, on which it feeds. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Euctenidiacea – Doridacea
Superfamily: Phyllidioidea
Family: Dendrodorididae
Genus: Doriopsilla

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